Tschepan
Tschepan Чепън |
|
---|---|
The Tschepan Mountains in western Bulgaria |
|
The Tschepan Mountains from the south |
|
Highest peak | Petrow Krast ( 1210 m ) |
location | Sofia Oblast , Bulgaria |
Coordinates | 42 ° 57 ' N , 23 ° 0' E |
rock | Karst |
The Tschepan -Gebirge ( Bulgarian Чепън , Tschepan ) is a Karst , for the southwestern part of the Balkan Mountains is counted. It rises in the northwestern part of the Sofia plain to a length of about 20 km. At 1210 meters, the Petrow Krast ( Петров кръст ) is the highest peak .
To the southwest of the mountain is the town of Dragoman and Lake Dragoman . Other settlements on the southern slope are Golemo Malowo , Rajanowzi , Malo Malowo and Zraklewzi .
In the Serbian-Bulgarian War (1885), during the Battle of Slivnitsa , the northern front line ran through the mountains. Petrov Vrach was taken several times by both sides.